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    Senator Patty Murray Announces Nearly $90 Million in Funding for Washington State and the City of Woodinville
    June 27, 2024

    Senator Patty Murray wrote regarding the Eastrail I-90 Gap:

    Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (D, WA-01), Rick Larsen (D, WA-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D, WA-03), Derek Kilmer (D, WA-06), Adam Smith (D, WA-09), and Marilyn Strickland (D, WA-10) announced nearly $90 million in total grant funding for Washington state under the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program Senator Murray established back in 2009. RAISE grants—which were originally created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as TIGER grants—can be used for a wide variety of infrastructure projects with local or regional impact. Overall, this year the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding just over $1.8 billion in total RAISE grant funding to transportation and infrastructure projects across the country. As Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senator Cantwell worked to authorize the RAISE grant program for the first time ever in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provided the program with $7.5 billion over five years, a 50 percent increase in funding.

    Washington state was awarded the most grants of any state this year and received the most in total funding. Today’s awards represent the third-most Washington state has ever received in total funding for RAISE grants in a single grant year. This year’s RAISE grant awards were funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill Murray negotiated as Senate Appropriations Committee Chair and got signed into law in March, which included $345 million for RAISE grants. Washington state’s Democratic Congressional delegation helped secure $7.5 billion for the RAISE program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and have advocated strongly for Washington state’s RAISE grant applicants with the Biden administration.

    “It’s a huge deal that Washington state is once again taking home the most the money of any state from the competitive RAISE grant program I created 15 years ago. Once again, our state is punching above its weight in securing these hard-fought federal dollars for transportation and infrastructure projects that will help make our communities more safe, livable, and connected,” said Senator Murray of the total RAISE grant awards announced today. “As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I’ll keep working hard to fund the RAISE program every year, despite tough fiscal limits because I know just how important it is that Washington state continues to benefit from this critical program.”

    The following RAISE grants were awarded to projects in Washington state:

    • Closing the Eastrail I-90 Gap, King County Parks — $25 million

    “This major federal investment will help King County close the Eastrail I-90 gap while building out a shared use path that everyone can enjoy,” said Senator Murray. “Every inch of progress so far has been thanks to the partnership of so many: nonprofits, local government, local businesses, and—now—the federal government. Expanding these kinds of trails does so much good for our quality of life while also connecting and strengthening local economies—being able to support these important projects is exactly why I created the RAISE grant program in the first place.”

    “The funds announced today are the final link connecting the north and south segments of this beautiful trail, giving Eastside residents a 42-mile pathway to walk and enjoy,” Senator Cantwell said. “This federal funding announced today represents a strong investment in community, transit, and accessibility,” Rep. Smith said. “Importantly, this new bridge will open miles of trail access between Bellevue and Renton and will be an important step to improving pedestrian access in our region. I’m grateful that the RAISE program is making this investment in our community.”

    This funding will enable King County Parks to close the final gap in the 26-mile southern segment of the shared use Eastrail regional trail, by retrofitting two existing bridges and building 1.7 miles of paved trail–completing the Mountain to Sound Greenway Trail. The on-grade path will be for non-motorized use only, and will be paved, lit, and ADA accessible.

    The 42-mile trail along the east side of Lake Washington runs from Renton to Snohomish. Currently, the gap requires users to navigate around I-405, 118th street and I-90 on roadways without dedicated facilities. The I-90 Segment Project will improve multi-model connections as an alternative to single-occupancy car trips, addressing climate change and transportation-related emissions, the largest contributor to air quality issues in King County. The completion of this project will also be a boon to the nearby communities of Factoria, Eastgate, and Wilburton, all of which have seen significant population and job growth in the last 10 years and will benefit from these improvements to regional recreation and infrastructure.

    • Eastrail Multi-Use Trail Plan, City of Woodinville — $5 million

    “Securing these federal dollars will help Woodinville get started on its portion of the Eastrail project,” said Senator Murray. “This will mean new recreation opportunities while strengthening and connecting local economies. Importantly this will connect the Eastrail project all the way up to Snohomish County—being able to support these kinds of projects that do so much to benefit smaller communities is a big part of why I established the RAISE grant program.”

    “Eastrail’s expansion along Lake Washington provides a two-mile paved trail for the Woodville community, improving the quality of life and recreational opportunities for residents,” Senator Cantwell said. “I’m thrilled to see $5 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law being invested in the Woodinville section of the Eastrail,” said Congresswoman DelBene. “This RAISE grant funding will help the City complete planning for the multi-modal trail, bringing this portion of the trail closer to construction so that residents have safe, accessible paths for commuting, recreation, and transportation. I look forward to the transformative impact this project will have on our community.”

    This RAISE planning grant will help the City of Woodinville complete the entire design, planning, and permitting portion of the Woodinville section of the Eastrail—an approximately 1.7-mile multi-use trail and linear park—and ensure the project is shovel-ready an estimated five to ten years earlier than anticipated. When completed, the Eastrail will be an uninterrupted 42-mile trail that will connect communities in East King and Snohomish Counties and provide the cities of Renton, Bellevue, Kirkland, Woodinville, Snohomish, and Redmond with new opportunities for non-motorized recreation and transportation. The portion of Eastrail that runs through downtown Woodinville is the linchpin between 175 miles of existing regional trails and the heart of the City. The new trail will serve as a catalyst to meet regional housing, economic, and transportation goals and will be a start to connecting Eastrail to other regional trails. Woodinville is expected to grow by 40 percent over the next 10 years, and this project is important to improving access and promoting economic growth.


    RAISE Grants Awarded to Washington State in the Last Five Years include:

    • $11.3 million for Spokane Airport’s Rail-Truck Transload Facility Project (2019)
    • $17.75 million for the Port of Everett’s Mills to Maritime Cargo Terminal Project (2020)
    • $7.01 million for the City of Ridgefield’s Pioneer Street Extension Project (2020)
    • $5 million for the Port of Hood River’s White Salmon/Hood River Interstate Bridge Replacement Project (2020)
    • $20 million for Seattle’s East Marginal Way Corridor Improvement Project (2021)
    • $16 million for Longview’s Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion (IRCE) (2021)
    • $2.08 million for Aberdeen’s US-12 Highway-Rail Separation Project (2021)
    • $22.1 million for Snohomish County’s Granite Falls Bridge #102 (2021)
    • $25 million for Lynnwood’s Poplar Way Bridge Project (2022)
    • $19 million for Bothell’s Bothell Way Multimodal Improvement Project (2022)
    • $21.7 million for Spokane Valley’s Pines Road/Burlington Northern Santa Fe Grade (BNSF) Separation Project (2022)
    • $5 million for Pullman’s Airport Road Multimodal & Regional Access Improvements Project (2022)
    • $1 million for Yakima County’s Yakima County Heritage Connectivity Trails project (2022)
    • $25 million for Whatcom County’s Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Project (2022)
    • $5 million for WSDOT’s Reconnecting I-90 Communities Project (2022)
    • $9.5 million for Bell Road-BNSF Railway Grade Separation, City of Blaine (2023)
    • $16.13 million for Puget Sound to Pacific Planning for Multi-use Trail, City of Port Angeles (2023)
    • $1.2 million for Planning for Low-Emission Neighborhoods, City of Seattle (2023)
    • $20 million for West Side Transformation: Multimodal Connections to the Shoreline South Regional Transit Hub, City of Shoreline (2023)
    • $25 million for Big Quilcene River Bridge Replacement Project, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe (2023)
    • $9.4 million for Port Orchard Breakwater Replacement, Port of Bremerton (2023)
    • $24.98 million for Upland Village Relocation Road Project, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (2023)
    • $22.8 million for Airport Drive and Spotted Road Safety and Multimodal Improvements, Spokane Airport Board (2023)
    • $3.6 million for Planning for Safe and Reliable Bike, Pedestrian & Transit Access for Hood